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Our guest this week is Sean Howe, author of the terrific book Marvel Comics: The Untold Story! We’ll talk with him about whether Stan Lee and Jack Kirby get too much or not enough credit, the big personality of Jim Shooter, how he was able to stay objective through the process of writing the book, which publishers he’d like to see covered in new books, Marvel’s unsung heroes, the hidden genius of...

The creators of Trip Fantastic, Jason Baxter, Mac Hamilton and Derek Charm, join us for this week’s show! We talk about their comics, but we spend a lot of time on their influences, mid-1990s adventure shows including Baywatch Nights and Thunder in Paradise! We also dig into our favorite Batman ’66 bad guys, designing t-shirts for K-Mart, influencing Mark Millar’s TV tastes and much more! Plus, we...

We’re listing our favorite and least favorite stuff again this week, and this time our sights are set on Marvel’s merry mutants! ComicsAlliance’s David Brothers and Andrew Wheeler stop by to talk about the conundrum that is Gambit, that period in which Joseph was around for like eight years, just how bad “The Draco” gets, the wonders of Australia and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

This week we’re welcoming the writer and artist of The Legend of Ricky Thunder, Punch Captain, Adventure Wizard and much more, Kyle Starks to the show! We’ll talk with him about how difficult (or not) it is to write dialogue, the beauty of nonsense, why Wild Dog is so great, having an incredibly busy year, wrestling (of course) and much more! Plus, Chris and Matt answer a lengthy listener question...

Friend of the show and writer of the new Uncanny X-Force Sam Humphries stops by for the show this week! We talk about pogs, the Wood Whisperer, rap camp, Tony DiMera, Andy Khouri’s first word, oh, and some comics, too, when we find the time for it. Chris and Matt also talk about their New Year’s resolutions  and what they did over the Christmas break! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...

We’re kicking off 2013 by looking at the best and least-best of what 2012 had to offer! That’s right! It’s time for the annual Gordie awards, with categories selected by you, the listeners! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s Christmas! It’s Christmas time! Matt Fraction is here to talk with us about comics, and also to discuss our favorite and least-favorite holiday music, specials, movies and comics! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Chris and Matt welcome Adam P. Knave, co-writer of the MonkeyBrain Comics title Amelia Cole and the Unknown World! We’ll talk to him about the advantages and disadvantages of being half of a writing team, sticking to a schedule with a digital comic, his history with the fantasy genre, getting jetpack science right and much more! Plus, find out the incredible secret of why Chris has been...

Jason Aaron, writer of Scalped, Wolverine and the X-Men and Thor: God of Thunder joins us for the show this week! We talk with him about the religious themes throughout his comics, what his Marvel Barkitecht name would be, how varied his work is, whether he’s got another crime book coming down the line, what we love about Doop and much more! Plus, Chris and Matt answer some listener questions abou...

It’s our extra-special Thanksgiving/Black Friday/Cyber Monday episode! Chris and Matt are taking your questions on Christmasy stuff, digital comics, imagined wrestling matches between us, Batman trivia and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we’re welcoming the writer of The Sixth Gun and the new Fearless Defenders series from Marvel, among many other things, Cullen Bunn! We’ll talk to him about putting together a book with an all-female cast, the Marvel character with the most convoluted history, plans for The Sixth Gun’s TV show, how Marvel NOW is affecting his other books, and much more! Plus, we quickly answer some list...

We welcome Battlepug and The Curse creator Mike Norton, who also draws a whole bunch of stuff including Revival and It Girl, to this week’s show. We talk to Mike about the origin of his love of pugs, what it’s like working with creators across the pond, Steve Ditko’s work and influence, making 24-hour comics, and, of course, Troll 2. Plus, a harrowing story of rap embarrassment from our mailbag! L...

Writer of The Tick and expert in all things spooky Benito Cereno joins us once again for our all-listener-question Halloween episode! We’ll discuss the results of a hypothetical super-fight among ghouls and deities, the worst horror movies, what comics can do for horror that movies can’t, the craziest movie deaths and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re back from a week off with our first of two ghastly Halloween episodes! This week, we welcome the writer of Dear Dracula and Masks and Mobsters, Josh Williamson! He’ll talk with us about the process of making Dear Dracula into a Cartoon Network special, vampires gaolore, where the idea for Masks and Mobsters originated and, of course, the creation of the Craftsman Technician! Plus, Chris’ ful...

This week we welcome the writer of The Manhattan Projects and soon-to-be-writer of Avengers, Jonathan Hickman to the show! We talk with him at length about the euphoric experience that was MorrisonCon, and just a little bit about Avengers and just how many times a month that book is going to be hitting shelves. Plus, we insult a child! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our pal and the co-host of the Comics Alternative podcast, Dr. Andrew Kunka is our guest this week! We’ll talk about his research into racism in comics, what he considers alternative comics, what comic is worse than Justice League, what he’d like to do with a Blackhawks title, and much more! Plus, Matt and Chris both celebrate big life events! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...

While Matt’s off gettin’ hitched, we’re queuing up this special bronus episode where we answer your listener questions! Hear our definitions of “high concept,” about our favorite and least favorite runs of Avengers/JLA/Legion, a meandering response about power pop, and much more! Plus, background noise! (Deal with it.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we’re welcoming ComicsAlliance Editor-in-chief Joe Hughes to the show! We’ll talk with him about how he went from being a comics fan to a comic shop employee to a DC assistant editor to editor of a comics news site! Plus, we’ll hear about what he has in store for Chris in the near future, the time he met Mark Hamill, just what an assistant editor does, and much more! And since we won’t...

The writer of Valiant’s new Archer and Armstrong series, Fred Van Lente, joins us for this weeks show! We talk to him about the response he’s gotten to his politically charged comic, how he likes his reputation as a history comics guy, how Armstrong is kind of like Marvel’s Hercules (and Archer is nothing like Amadeus Cho), what other Valiant titles his book might cross over with, and much more! P...

Bill Willingham, the writer of Fables and its associated spinoff titles, formerly of Shadowpact, Robin and JSA, and soon to be of a new MonkeyBrain Comics title, joins us this week! Hear all about the new Fabletown and Beyond Convention in Minnesota next March, just what exactly happened with Stephanie Brown, his favorite classic movies and much more! Plus, a report from Chris about his trip to Su...

The cartoonist behind the new Friends With Boys, Zombies Calling and Demonology 101, Faith Erin Hicks, is our guest this week! We’ll talk to her about the differences between Web and print comics, winning over people suffering from zombie overkill, what adding a ghost to a story is all about, Scooby-Doo, whether volleyball is more popular in Canada, and much more! Plus, Matt tells a story about wh...

Our guest this week is our old pal and writer of Monkeybrain Comics’ brand new Wander, Kevin Church! Get ready for a lot of discussion of that comic’s fantasy setting and formatting for digital plus some talk about 1970s cinema, watching Star Treks, and a rundown of Kevin’s favorite comic runs! Plus, Matt and Chris share some video-store memories from their youths. Learn more about your ad choices...

This week we welcome the writer of Archie’s Sonic the Hedgehog and Mega Man comics, Ian Flynn! We chat with him about what it’s like dealing with…zealous fandoms, whether he’s any good at Mega Man video games, why you should be into the Sonic comics, working with licensed properties and much more! Plus, we take a listener question about a particularly angry comic-shop customer from Chris’ store-em...

Danger Club and Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade writer Landry Walker is our guest this week! We talk with him about his days at Disney Adventures magazine, the shockingly dark secret of how his Supergirl book would have ended, how the hyper-violent Danger Club came into existence and much more! Plus, Chris and Matt answer a particularly…kinky listener question. Learn more about your...

This week we’re back to the regular format and welcoming Tim Seeley, creator of Hack/Slash, co-creator of the new Revival, Witchblade writer and artist on a ton of other stuff! We talk about how Tim deals with the pluses and minuses of creating an exploitation comic, how satire doesn’t always seem like satire, doing something new with the zombie genre, why he doesn’t draw his own stuff more, the p...